Occupational structure in a black settler colony: Sierra Leone in 1831

Galli, Stefania,1989Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle,Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle, Ekonomisk historia,Department of Economy and Society,Department of Economy and Society, Economic History (author)

Occupational structure is a valuable proxy for economic development when more direct indicators are lacking. This study employs occupational structure for the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1831 with the aim of contributing to shed new light on African economic development at a very early stage. This work is based on data extracted from the 1831 census, one of the first reliable censuses in African history. This source provides valuable information on the whole colonial population, including occupational titles for a vast part of it. The results show that the Colony was far from homogeneous, combining a largely primary oriented countryside with a more modern urban sector centre around the Freetown’s harbour.

Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för ekonomi och samhälle (creator_code:org_t)

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SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Economics and Bu ...; and Economic History

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